Drums New York music Inc DRUMS syllabus

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Beginner

Grade 1

Even if you've been playing for years, these fundamentals will help you improve your skills. If you're just starting out there's plenty to work on!

  1. Stick Handling
  2. Practicing Rudiments
  3. Posture
  4. Why Practice Rudiments?
  5. Single Stroke Roll
  6. Double Stroke Roll
  7. Triplets - Beginner
  8. Application Exercises: Triplets
  9. Basic 4/4 Rhythm Patterns (single stroke)
  10. Basic 4/4 Rhythm Patterns (single paradiddle)
  11. Basic 4/4 Rhythm Patterns (combination)
  12. "Stratus"
  13. Single Paradiddle - Beginner
  14. Double Paradiddle - Beginner
  15. Triple Paradiddle - Beginner
  16. Paradiddle Combinations
  17. "Red Baron"
  18. Q&A: How did you start playing drums?
  19. Q&A: What are memories of your first drum kit?
  20. Q&A: Who were your early inspirations?
  21. Q&A: What is the ideal age to start drumming?
  22. "Slow Blues"
  23. "Funk Groove"

Pre-Intermediate

GRADE 2

Applying the basic concepts to tunes and more complicated patterns and rhythm will improve your technique and prepare you for advanced playing.

  1. Developing Good Practice Habits
  2. "Stratus"
  3. Combination Single, Double Stroke and Triplet Rudiments
  4. Application Exercises: Single Stroke Roll
  5. Application Exercises: Double stroke roll
  6. "Red Baron"
  7. Triplets
  8. Application Exercises: Triplets
  9. Application Exercises: Single Paradiddle
  10. Application Exercises: Double Paradiddle
  11. Application Exercises: Triple Paradiddle
  12. Combination Application Exercises
  13. Playing Stress Free
  14. Developing Endurance and Warming Up
  15. "Blues Shuffle"
  16. Basic Polyrhythmic Coordinative Exercises
  17. Using Single Paradiddle In Duple Pattern
  18. Using Single Paradiddle In Triplet Pattern
  19. Coordination Exercise: Combined Triplet Patterns
  20. Combining Duple and Triple Patterns
  21. "Moon Germs"
  22. Rudiments: Ruffs
  23. Rudiments: 5,6,7,9,11,13,15 Stroke Rolls
  24. Rudiments: Ratamacues
  25. Rudiments: Flams
  26. "Slidin By"
  27. Q&A: What lessons did you learn from Louis Bellson?
  28. Q&A: What Lessons did you learn from Roy Haynes?
  29. Q&A: How important is reading music for a drummer?
  30. Q&A: Playing with Miles Davis
  31. "Mid-Tempo Straight Ahead Swing"
  32. Phrasing
  33. "Up-Tempo Swing Feel"
  34. Developing Your Internal Metronome
  35. "Cancun Market"
  36. Constructing A Drum Solo: Abstract Solos
  37. Constructing A Drum Solo: Time Solos
  38. Constructing A Drum Solo: Using A Subject In Solos
  39. "Two For Juan"
  40. "Street Urchin"
  41. Tips: Session Drumming
  42. Tips: Live Drumming

INTERMEDIATE

GRADE 3

Putting all that you've learned together so your performances are musical, artistic and enjoyable!

  • Rudiments: Paradiddle-diddle
  • Rudiments: Flamacue
  • "Moon Germs"
  • Rudiments: Lesson 25
  • "Stratus"
  • "Red Baron"
  • "Mirage"
  • Brushwork
  • "3/4 Jazz Feel"
  • Call and Response: Tempo 1
  • Call and Response: Tempo 1 (Play Along)
  • Call and Response: Eighth Note Groove
  • Rename to Call and Response: Eighth Note Groove (Play Along)
  • Call and Response: Shuffle
  • Call and Response: Shuffle (Play Along)
  • "Kinky Dee"
  • Q&A: Can you suggest five albums for drum students?
  • Q&A: "Spectrum"
  • Q&A: Favorite Drum Kits?
  • Q&A: Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • "Alpha Waves"
  • "Conundrum"

    • Gear

    1. Choosing Your Drumsticks
    2. Drum Tuning
    3. Setting Up The Tom Toms
    4. Tuning for Different Situations
    5. Cymbals: What To Choose And How To Play
    6. Your Hearing (Monitoring)

    ADVANCED

    GRADE 4

    Mastering the basic building blocks of rock drumming will help players of all levels create great technique. No matter how long you've been playing, the basics will help strengthen your playing.

    1. The Drum Stick Part 1
    2. The Drum Stick Part 2
    3. The Drum Stick Part 3
    4. The Drum Stick Part 4
    5. The Drum Stick Part 5
    6. The Count In
    7. How to Hit the Snare Drum
    8. How to Hit the Cymbals
    9. How to Hit the Hi-Hat
    10. How to Get Started with Double Bass Drum Playing Part 1
    11. How to Get Started with Double Bass Drum Playing Part 2
    12. How to Get Started with Double Bass Drum Playing Part 3
    13. Basic Coordination with Voice: Learning to Count Part 1
    14. Basic Coordination with Voice: Learning to Count Part 2
    15. Basic Beats Part 1
    16. Basic Beats Part 2
    17. Basic Beats Part 3
    18. Basic Beats Part 4
    19. Basic Beats Part 5
    20. Basic Beats Part 6
    21. Basic Beats Part 7: Note Rate Pyramid
    22. Basic Beats Part 8: Playing the Hi-Hat Correctly
    23. Basic Beats Part 9: Playing Double Bass Drums Correctly
    24. Basic Beats and Fills Part 1
    25. Basic Beats and Fills Part 2: Triplet Bass Fills
    26. Basic Beats and Fills Part 3: 16th Note Bass Fills
    27. Basic Beats and Fills Part 4: Combinations of Basic Rudiments
    28. Basic Accent Studies Part 1
    29. Basic Accent Studies Part 2
    30. Basic Accent Studies Part 3
    31. Drum Fills Part 1
    32. Drum Fills Part 2
    33. Drum Fills Part 3
    34. Basic Accents Part 1
    35. Basic Accents Part 2
    36. Basic Patterns with Accents Part 1
    37. Basic Patterns with Accents Part 2
    38. Basic Patterns with Accents Part 3
    39. Rhythmic Studies: An Introduction
    40. Rhythmic Studies: Exercise 1
    41. Rhythmic Studies: Exercise 2